The Seven Five Cigars Coming from Tabacalera Palma
Tabacalera Palma has announced that it is producing The Seven Five Cigars, a new line that gets its inspiration from a 2014 documentary about a drug kingpin and corrupt cop in New York City during the...
View ArticleOklahoma City, Okla. Extends Smoking Ban
The Oklahoma City Council voted yesterday to extend its existing smoking ban to even more areas, making virtually all city-owned property smoke free. The only two areas spared were the city’s municipal...
View ArticleNorwell, Mass. Approves Increase to Tobacco Purchase Age
The city-by-city march to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21 in Massachusetts took another step forward this week, as the Norwell Board of Health approved the increase at its...
View ArticlePura Soul Barber Pole 5 x 50
At the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, the cigar industry got its first look at one of Pura Soul Cigars’ new releases, the Pura Soul Barber Pole. Other than its rhyming name, the cigar features...
View ArticleParks in Wilmington, Ill. To Become Tobacco Free
The majority of parks in the suburban city of Wilmington, Ill. will be going tobacco free after the city council unanimously approved an ordinance at its Dec. 15 meeting. The push for the change came...
View ArticleMarion, Mass. To Increase Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco
While an official increase to the tobacco purchase age in Marion, Mass. has yet to be passed, the town’s board of health has said that it’s on the way for 2016. Marion Board of Health Director Karen...
View ArticleMombacho Cigars to Celebrate 10 Years with Magnifico
Mombacho Cigars S.A., makers of the Tierra Volcan line sold in the United States, has announced that it will be celebrating its 10th anniversary with the release of a limited edition cigar called the...
View ArticleYolo County, Calif. Announces Plan to Restrict Tobacco
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors has announced plans to make several changes to its tobacco policy, including capping the number of tobacco retailers and banning the sale of flavored tobacco...
View ArticleViaje Full Moon Edición Limitada 2015
In 2013, Viaje released a new blend based around the Halloween holiday named Full Moon that was composed of a Nicaraguan Corojo wrapper and Nicaraguan tobaccos in the filler binder. The 5 x 58 robusto...
View ArticlePleasanton, Calif. Requires All Downtown Events be Smoke Free
Continuing to build on its anti-tobacco legislation, the city of Pleasanton, Calif. passed an ordinance last week that requires all events held in the downtown core be 100% smoke free. The proposal got...
View ArticleFire Strikes A.J. Fernandez’s Farm in Estelí (Update)
A Christmas Eve fire has struck A.J. Fernandez’s operation in Estelí, Nicaragua, according to a report from Telenorte, a local media outlet covering the area. Pictures from Telenorte show remnants of a...
View ArticleFuente Fuente OpusX Rosado Oscuro Oro PerfecXion No. 4
Late in November 2015, Arturo Fuente began shipping its third new limited edition of the year to retailers, the Fuente Fuente OpusX Rosado Oscuro Oro, a new spin on the company’s flagship cigar packed...
View ArticleNomad H-Town San Andres Lancero
When Jorge Ahued of STOGIES World Class Cigars in Houston announced his plans to commission a 10-cigar series of lanceros, it became a waiting game to see just which manufacturers would be coming to...
View ArticleWeekly News (Dec. 28, 2015)
Cigar News A.J. Fernandez’s San Lotano Farm Hit by Fire La Palina Adds Clay Roberts & Sam Phillips Mombacho Plans Magnifico for 10th Anniversary Quesada Oktoberfest The Marshall Arrives at Tobacco...
View ArticleArturo Fuente Unnamed Reserve 2015 Arrives in Stores
Just before Christmas, Arturo Fuente dropped off one last surprise. It’s not entirely surprising that there is an Arturo Fuente Unnamed Reserve 2015, a continuation of the series the company started in...
View ArticleBella Dominicana M
Launched earlier this year, Bella Dominicana is a new brand that was founded by Armando Diaz of Mel Caribbean Corporation and Jochi Blanco, who owns the Tabacalera Palma factory in the Dominican...
View ArticleIllusione H-Town Lancero
At the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show I was told a plan had been hatched. The plan: Illusione had agreed to be the latest entry into STOGIES World Class Cigars’ ever-growing H-Town Lancero Series....
View ArticleGraded: The Ten Questions for 2015
For the past several years, Charlie Minato has closed things out with 10 questions he thinks will face the cigar industry as a whole or will pertain to a specific company or individual and most likely...
View ArticleQuesada Adds España A- as Limited 2016 Release
For the last three years, Quesada has created a limited size of its popular Selección España line that it releases to a dozen retailers, one box per month. This year the concept is back, but with one...
View ArticleDavidoff Nicaragua Box Press Slated for March
This March, Davidoff will expand its Nicaragua line in the for of two box-pressed lines. The box-pressed variant will be offered in Robusto (5 x 48) and Toro (6 x 52) sizes. Davidoff offers both sizes...
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